Epson America Inc announced on Sept. 14, 2004 that it is burning printer cartridges collected through school recycling programs.

Burning is not recycling!

-Burning is polluting, wasteful, and creates hazardous emissions that threaten human health. Kids are the most vulnerable to this toxic pollution

-Incinerators poison our environment, bodies, and food supply with toxic chemicals

-Other printer cartridge companies actually recycle their ink cartridges byrefilling or remanufacturing used cartridges

Epson is misleading children, students, teachers, and the general public byusing the term ?recycling? to greenwash incineration

Tell EPSON to stop misleading kids, to stop burning, and to start recycling! For more information about incineration and waste in general check out www.no-burn.org

Call Epson at: 562-981-3840

Write to Epson at: John Dillender Vice President Epson America Inc. 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, California 90806

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John Dillender Vice President Epson America Inc. 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, California 90806

Dear Mr. Dillender,

I am extremely concerned at Epson?s Sept. 14, 2004 announcement that Epson claims to recycle printer ink cartridges, but actually burns the cartridges. Incineration releases many toxic emissions that are harmful to public health and the environment.

Incineration is not recycling. Recycling cartridges into new cartridges saves natural resources and energy. Burning Epson cartridges will exploit more natural resources to make new cartridges and will undermine true recycling programs. Ink cartridges should be re-filled or re-manufactured, not burned to create toxic emissions and toxic solid waste.

It is totally inappropriate behavior to mislead children, students, teachers, administrators, and non-profit employees by confusing incineration with recycling. Please stop the dangerous and wasteful practice of burning Epson cartridges.

Sincerely,